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VOLUME 93 I ISSUE 7
New
schedule
changes
‘final’
The new schedule and decision
to eliminate Convo sparked
widespread discussion.
Zaneta Pereira
Editor in Chief
@zanyzaneta
Since the news was announced last
Friday in an email to the LMU community
from Provost Joseph Hellige that LMU will
institute a new class schedule in Fall 2015,
conversation on campus has focused on
one key change in this new schedule - the
elimination of Convo.
A Facebook page called “Save Convo
Hour” was created shortly after the news
broke and currently has 1,289 likes. The
page also created and shared a change,
org petition calling for the reinstatement
of Convo, which has been signed by 967
people, as of this publication. According
to a post on the page, supporters will also
be collecting signatures for the petition
today during Convo.
When asked about these efforts to
overturn the decision to remove Convo,
Hellige acknowledged the responses
but said, “The decision is final. We will
implement the new schedule and so what
I ask is that we work together to make sure
that all the aspects of life on this campus
that are important to students and staff
and faculty continue to be honored
and continue to be available, albeit in
somewhat different ways.”
ASLMU President and senior political
See Convo | Page 2
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Students cash in on ASLMU’s
first Fallapalooza
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Leslie Irwin | Loyolan
Cash Cash (above) opened for Timeflies at LMU's music festival, Fallapalooza, this past Sunday, Sept 21. The event had about 3,000
attendees, food trucks, a beer garden and merchandise. Cash Cash interacted with the crowd, and Timeflies performed an LMU remix.
Junior recording arts and management double major Peter Schrupp and sophomore recording arts major Collin Bopill opened the event.
Delta Gamma’s
first Anchor Games
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Leslie Irwin | Loyolan
Delta Gamma hosted its first Greek philanthropy event of the year and their first ever
Anchor Games, in Sunken Garden last week. The proceeds from the event went to
Delta Gamma's philanthopy, Service for Sight. Students participated in events such
as a frozen t-shirt contest, blindfolded maze, three-legged race and scavenger hunt.
Accreditation adds
meaning to degree
WASC visits LMU for the
first time since 2003 to
reaccredit the University.
Carly Barnhill
Asst. News Editor
@carlyabarn
The end goal of a college career is a degree
that means something in the real world.
Degrees help individuals get into graduate
school, find employment and become
credible professionals. But an LMU degree
means nothing without accreditation
from the Western Association of Schools
and Colleges (WASC). This week, WASC
is visiting LMU’s campus to review
accreditation.
Why is WASC coming to LMU
now? Because the University must be
reaccredited periodically. LMU’s last big
review was in 2003 and accreditation
happens in a 10-year cycle; the 2013
review was delayed because of handbook
revisions. Executive Vice President and
Provost Joseph Hellige described the new
accreditation process that allows LMU to
target specific things to focus on.
In October 2013, the University
submitted an institutional report, which
can be found on LMU’s website, that
outlined the meaning of an LMU degree,
student success and planning for the
future of the institution. In December
2013, the University took part in an off¬
site review of the institution. Now, it is
time for the on- campus review, during
which the WASC team will visit the
campus.
WASC is one of six regional accrediting
agencies — regional accreditation allows
students to receive federalfinancialaid and
adds meaning to the degree that students
receive upon graduation, according to
Associate Provost for Strategic Planning
and Educational Effectiveness Margaret
Kasimatis.
Kasimatis described the review as a
peer review process in which provosts,
presidents and faculty from other
universities give feedback on LMU based
on a set of standards. She described that
while there is also a very official aspect to
the accreditation, the feedback about the
quality of the University is what gives the
“seal of approval.”
“A degree from an accredited institution
means a lot more than a degree from either
See WASC | Page 3
